Black talk : words and phrases from the hood to the amen corner /
Smitherman, Geneva, -1940
Black talk : words and phrases from the hood to the amen corner / Geneva Smitherman. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1994 - ix, 243 p. 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 35-37)
Smitherman presents a historical guide to the uniqueness of African American English--its distinct patterns of grammar, lexicon, and verbal rituals rooted in oral tradition. Black Talk crosses boundaries of sex, age, religion, region, and social class, and provides definitions of words, sayings, and popular expressions from all segments of the African American community. www.alibris.com
395699924
African Americans
Americanisms
Black English
English language--United States
English language--United States
PE 3102.N4 / .Sm68 1994
Black talk : words and phrases from the hood to the amen corner / Geneva Smitherman. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1994 - ix, 243 p. 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 35-37)
Smitherman presents a historical guide to the uniqueness of African American English--its distinct patterns of grammar, lexicon, and verbal rituals rooted in oral tradition. Black Talk crosses boundaries of sex, age, religion, region, and social class, and provides definitions of words, sayings, and popular expressions from all segments of the African American community. www.alibris.com
395699924
African Americans
Americanisms
Black English
English language--United States
English language--United States
PE 3102.N4 / .Sm68 1994
